Latin American Studies

Faculty

ProfessorsSusan Antebi (Spanish and Portuguese, UofT at St. George)Ana Mara Bejarano (Political Science, UTM, and Political Science, UofT at St. George)Anne-Emanuelle Birn (Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UofT at St. George, and Social Science, UTSC)Peter Blanchard (History, UofT at St. George)Laura Colantoni (Spanish and Portuguese, UofT at St. George)Bernardo Garcia Dominguez (Latin American Studies, New College, UofT at St. George)Jock Galloway (Emeritus, Geography, UofT at St. George)Gustavo Indart (Economics, UofT at St. George)Eva-Lynn Jagoe (Spanish and Portuguese, Comparative Literature, UofT at St. George)Courtney Jung (Political Science, UofT at St. George)Patricia Landolt (Social Science, UTSC and Centre for Urban and Community Studies, UofT at St. George)Kenneth Mills (History, UofT at St. George)Lena Mortensen (Social Science, UTSC)Valentina Napolitano Quayson (Anthropology, UofT at St. George)Ana T. Prez-Leroux (Spanish and Portuguese, UofT at St. George)Victor R. Rivas (Spanish and Portuguese, Latin American Studies, UofT at St. George)Nstor Rodrguez (Spanish and Portuguese, UofT at St. George)Rosa M. Sarabia (Spanish and Portuguese, UofT at St. George)Daniel Schugurensky (OISE and Centre for Urban and Community Studies, UofT at St. George)Luisa Farah Schwartzman (Department of Sociology, UTM)Ricardo Sternberg (Spanish and Portuguese, UofT at St. George)Edward Swenson (Anthropology, UofT at St. George)Judith Teichman (Social Sciences, UTSC, and Political Science, UofT at St. George)Antonio Torres-Ruiz (Latin American Studies, York University, and UofT at St. George)Derek Williams (Historical Studies, UTM, and History, UofT at St. George)Introduction

Latin American Studies at the University of Toronto (LAS@UofT) is a programme for students in the social sciences, humanities and sciences who seek a deeper understanding of the Latin American regions, their histories, cultures, and societies. LAS@UofT seeks to inspire knowledge and experience across the Universitys three-campus community and beyond. The programmes courses encourage students to complement special interests in fields such as Anthropology, Political Science, Geography, History, or Sociology, with a broader interdisciplinary framework, while at the same time committing themselves to an emphasis upon the languages and the historical and cultural experiences of Spanish and Portuguese America. LAS@UofT exists to bring together the energy and insights of a multi-disciplinary collection of individuals and units, to develop innovative courses and to stimulate exchange. The programmes research and pedagogical mission encompasses everything from the ancient American civilizations and the ideas, peoples and commodities that came together and emerged within a wide Iberian world, through the archaeology, geography, history, languages, literatures, politics, societies and cultures of the Latin American regions and countries, to the natural sciences and transnational investigation of Latin Americans and their descendants in Canada and elsewhere.

Latin American Studies Programs

Latin American Studies ProgramsLatin American Studies Major (Arts program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

(7 full courses or equivalent including at least two courses at the 300+ level)

1. Course work: Students must successfully complete seven full courses or their equivalents sponsored or approved by LAS@UofT, as well as satisfy the requirements of their departmental specialization. The requirement is six full courses for students who begin their language study in PRT220Y1 or SPA220Y1/SPA319Y1, or who demonstrate language proficiency by exam. Of the required courses:

One course must be LAS200Y1At least one course must be LAS300H1 or LAS301H1. Note that if the subject matter and/or instructor has changed, it will be possible to take, and be credited for, LAS300H1 or LAS301H1 more than once. At least two courses in total must be taken at the 300 level or above, and a minimum of one half course should derive from the Social Sciences (e.g. LAS300H1).

2. Language: Students must successfully complete (with a grade of at least 65%) the first two levels of instruction in the Spanish or Portuguese language by the end of the third year of study (SPA100Y1 then SPA220Y1; or SPA319 [for heritage-speakers, and viewed by the programme as an equivalent of SPA220Y1]; PRT100Y1/PRT110Y1 then PRT220Y1), or demonstrate equivalent proficiency in the given language through examination by LAS@UofT before the end of the second year.

Latin American Studies Minor (Arts program)

Enrolment in this program requires the completion of 4.0 courses.

4 full courses or their equivalent, must include LAS200Y1, at least one full course at the 300+ level

(0.5 FCE of which must be an LAS 300+-level seminar), and a minimum of one half course (0.5 FCE) deriving from the Social Sciences (e.g. LAS300H1). Language study is recommended, but not a requirement of the Minor programme. In the Minor programme, language can be counted either towards the 300+ level requirement or as one full course (1 FCE).

Courses eligible for programme credit

Courses eligible for programme credit include those appearing below. Please note that some of the courses have pre-requisites; in all cases, and for updates on courses being offered, check individual department websites.

Latin American StudiesLAS200Y1 Latin American History, Civilization and Culture LAS300H1 Topics in the Social Sciences (Latina/o Identity in Canada)LAS301H1 Topics in the Humanities (Latin America and the Caribbean Through Film) LAS302H1 Topics in Latin American Studies (The Hispanic Caribbean)LAS400H1 Topics in Latin American Studies LAS410H1 Independent Studies

AnthropologyANT340H1 Anthropology of Latin AmericaANT407H1 Inka and Aztec States

GeographyGGR101H1 Ancient Civilizations and their Environments GGR240H1 Historical Geography of the Americas GGR249H1 Historical Geography of the Americas

HistoryHIS291Y1 Latin America: The Colonial Period HIS292Y1 Latin America: The National Period HIS294Y1 Caribbean History and Culture: Indigenous Era to 1886 HIS301Y1 Imperial Spain HIS333Y1 Revolution in 20th Century Latin America HIS359H1 Regional Politics and Radical Movements in the 20th Century Caribbean HIS390Y1 Latin America in the Age of Revolution HIS441H1 Conversion & Christianities in the Early Modern Spanish World HIS456Y1 Black Slavery in Latin America

New College Caribbean StudiesNEW223Y1 Caribbean Literature and Society NEW324Y1 Caribbean Thought IIJQR360H1 The Canadian Census: Populations, Migrations, and Demographics

Political SciencePOL305Y1 Politics and Society in Latin AmericaPOL442H1 Topics in Latin American Politics

UTM Courses HIS290H5 Intro to Latin American History HIS345H5 Popular Culture in Latin America HIS390H5 Revolutions and Nations in Latin America HIS391H5 Modern Mexico HIS454H5 Race, Gender and Nation in Modern Latin America HIS490H5 Religion and Society in Latin America POL361H5 After Regime Change: The Quality of Democracy in Latin AmericaSOC332H5 Race and Ethnicity 1

Latin American Studies Courses

Latin American Studies Courses First Year Seminars

The 199Y1 and 199H1 seminars are designed to provide the opportunity to work closely with an instructor in a class of no more than twenty-four students. These interactive seminars are intended to stimulate the students’ curiosity and provide an opportunity to get to know a member of the professorial staff in a seminar environment during the first year of study. Details here.

LAS200Y1 Latin America: History, Civilization and Culture[48L/24P]

An introductory course that studies the development of societies in the Latin American region from its pre-Columbian past to its heterogeneous present. Cultural, geographical, historical, literary, political and social topics will be examined combining traditional historical narratives and supporting documents with art, cinema, music and other texts from popular culture and mass media. This course is open to students in at least their second year of undergraduate study. It provides both a broad foundation, and an invitation to delve deeper in further courses and in different disciplinary concentrations.

Exclusion:
IAS200Y1Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science courseBreadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1) + Society and its Institutions (3)

LAS300H1 Topics in the Social Sciences[24S]

Please see LAS@UofT web site for more details on this course.

Prerequisite:
IAS200Y1/LAS200Y1Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science courseBreadth Requirement: None

LAS302H1 Topics in Latin American Studies (The Hispanic Caribbean)[24S]

Note: please see LAS@UofT web site for more details on this course.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science courseBreadth Requirement: None

JQR360H1 The Canadian Census: Populations, Migrations and Demographics [24L/12T]

Examines the Canadian population census through the experience of diasporic groups in Canada. Approaches the census as a statistical tool, an historical source and an ideological project of citizenship and nationalism. Uses census data to explore mathematical and statistical concepts and to integrate numerical ways of thinking with qualitative analysis. (Jointly sponsored by African Studies, Diaspora and Transnational Studies, Caribbean Studies, Equity Studies and Latin American Studies).